Pencil-holder.



o. WERNER. PENCIL HOLDER. APPLIATION FILED 00T. 20, 1913.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

D11/enfer', Oscar Marmer,

OSCAR WERNER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

PENCILHOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

Application filed October 20, 1913. Serial No. 796,209.

To all 'who-m it may concern:

f Be it known that I, OSCAR VERNER, a subject to the Emperor of Germany, residingf at `Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have ineented new and useful Improvements inv Pencih Holders, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to pencil holders,-

is to provide a selflocking pencil holder and one in which the point cannot be broken.

It is also an object and the principal object section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, viewed inl the direction indicated by the arrows, showing the holder hooked over the flap of a pocket.- Fig. 3 is .a similar longitudinal section showing a 4pencil engaged in the holder and the latter engaging and clamping flap of a pocket.

the fabric forming the Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line y Fig. 3 viewed in the direction indicated by having a pencil the arrows showing one section of the holder therein.- Fig. 5 is an enlargedpdetail section showing the griping actionr of the resilient finger. Fig. 6 is a detail of a modified form of my pencil holder showing the spring finger 16 as formed integral With the body of the holder. The pencil holders heretofore .provided have to b'e secured in somemanner to the fabric forming the pocket, usually by means of clasps or springs which are awkward and difficult to attach, losing time and-increasing the cumbersomeness ofthe device.

This invention overcomes culties .in providing a pencil holder.which slips out of the pocket readily whenno pencils are contained therein, and only requiresy the introduction of a pencil to secure the holder, at the same time effectively holding the encil.

ore specifically in the drawings,- 6 designates the .body vof the holder, preferably formed out' of an integral'piece of sheet metal, the two portions of which are vbent the above dif- 'having a `pos1t1ve t ocking means after insertion in the .tzhe'holder in a locked relation to the pocket toward one another away from the apertured back portion 7 thereof to form two substantially cylindrical sections 8 and 9 so that an opening is formed at either end of the body member and a pencil can be readily inserted at the top thereof, the pointed. pencil end being prevented from projecting beyond the lower end of the holder by an indentation 10, thereby yprotecting the point from fracture.

Above the aperture 11 in the back portion 7 of the holder the metal is bent back upon itself above the portions 8 and 9 to for-m the hooked supporting arm 12, the curve 14 therein forming a stopv upon which the holder rests in contact with the pocket, this hook being spaced as clearly shown in Fig. 2 so that there is ample room for the hooking of the same over the flap, and intermediate of this hook portion 12, with their bowe'd portions within the aperture 11, are the fingers 16 each of which is shown as formed of a single piece of metal secured in any suitable manner at the point 17 of the back 7 of the holden, though these lingers may be formed integral with the metal composing the holder. Two receptacles are shown for the insertion of pencils, two lingers are also shown, each being so placed that upon the introduction of a pencil in one or the other of the receptaclesprovided the bowed spring 16 projecting within this portion of the holder is forced outwardly by the pencil 18 and the upper end 19 thereof is forced into engagement with the fabric 15 so that it eectively engages with the latter 'and is shown in such a position that it is absolutely impossible from the fabric, the pencil also being eiliciently griped so ythat nothing but a direct pull will vdislodge the possible to lift the holder out when only one encil is used, and where two are held within the holder the same is always secure while one pencil is removed and in use.

kWhat I claim is:

1. A pencil holder, tially tubular member open at both ends and ocket flap engaging means, and a formed thereon adapted to be operated by the insertion of a pencil ,in said holder, whereby' the pencil holder Will maintain and the pencil in a frictional engagement` with the holder.

flap 15 ofia Y to separate the holder pencil, it being imcomprising a substan- 2. pencil holder, comprising a substantially tubular body member provided at the .also being provided near the top thereof top thereof with a garment engaging hook, a spring finger formed on the body member adjacent the top thereof, said finger being bent inwardly and lying within said body member, the end of said finger projecting outwardly from said body member and t0- ward the inner surface of the garment hook, whereby when the holder hook is in place on a garment pocket and a pencil is inserted in the holder the end of the finger will be forced into the fabric of the garment pocket so as to maintain ythe holder in a locked relation to the garment.

-3. A pencil holder, comprising-a substantially tubular body member open at both ends, said member being provided near the lower end thereof with an indentation adaptedto act as a pencil stop, said member with a garment engaging hook, a spring finger formed on the body member adjacent the top thereof, said finger being bent inwardly and lying within said body member, the end of said finger projecting outwardly from said body member and toward the inner surface of the garment hook, whereby when the holder hook is in placeon a garment pocket and a pencil is inserted in the holder the end of the finger will be forced into the fabric of the garment pocket so as to maintain the holder in a locked relation to the garment. Y

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 13th day of October, 1913. f

osoAR WERNER. 

